Medical University of South Carolina Dentistry

Dentistry
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Manchester

Contacts

Website: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/dentistry/
Phone: 843-792-4892
Admissions e-mail: linerw@musc.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2009: not available
• Class size in 2010: 44

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of college work but a baccalaureate degree recommended
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry with labs (Qualitative Analysis) (8 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Physics with labs (8 credits)
  • Biology or Zoology with labs (8 credits)
  • English (6 credits)
  • Mathematics (6 credits)
  • Science Electives (Microbiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Genetics, etc.) (8 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: not available

DAT

• DAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
• DAT must be that of the United States version

Supporting Documents

• Application to AADSAS
• MUSC Supplemental Application
• Official DAT scores
• Confidential committee evaluation through the applicant's university or three letters of recommendation from natural science faculty members familiar with the applicant
• Official transcript(s)

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Interview

• Interviews are by invitation only
• Interviews are held from mid-September to February
• Applicants will have interviews with the Dental Medicine faculty by phone

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Timeline

• June 1 - December 1: Submit AADAS Applications
• July 1 - January 15: Submit MUSC Supplemental Applications
• September - February: Interviews for selected applicants
• Early December - April 15: Final decisions mailed to applicants

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Tuition 2010-2011

• First year tuition (Non-resident) - $85,259 USD
• Total first year fees (Non-resident) - $113,704 USD
• First year tuition (Resident) - $56,789 USD
• Total first year fees (Resident) - $85,234 USD

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